Example sentences of "that he [vb mod] [vb infin] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally , we open mind and heart , so that He may shed his light on our path , and tell us anything that He wants us to do . |
| 2 | The laird of Balfunning wanted a tide waiter 's place for his son , but Buchanan was clearly not prepared to settle for promises , for he ‘ insists that he may see his son 's commision before the election ’ . |
| 3 | ‘ Thou shalt remember the Lord thy God : for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth , that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers ’ ( Deut. 8 : 18 ) . |
| 4 | On Saturday night at the end of the Rosary Moran said , ‘ I want to offer a final prayer to God that He may guide your father on the right course , ’ and they all knew , even to the boy Michael , to what he was referring . |
| 5 | His instincts told him that a child was more likely to keep something dark than an adult — a child has no tiresome misgivings about deceiving even his loved ones — but he was not sure that he dare trust his instincts . |
| 6 | There 's no guarantee that he 'll change his mind , and the older you get , the more critical it will become . |
| 7 | She 's still in regular contact with Sub-lieutenant Bacci and I have every hope that he 'll gain her confidence . ‘ |
| 8 | She was nervous that he might change his mind at the last minute , but he did not do so . |
| 9 | I 'm deeply sad that he feels like that and I would hope that when it happens , he might feel it 's not quite so bad and that he might change his mind . |
| 10 | It was feared that Arafat was so desperate to achieve diplomatic action in the early months of the Uprising that he might betray its purpose by a renewal of the PLO Jordanian alliance . |
| 11 | When neighbours tried to visit , she had Jennifer send them away , and when they said Mr Drew might be coming down to call on her , she became very agitated because the last thing she wanted was a turncoat parson at her deathbed , and she was so afraid that he might confiscate her silver Madonna that she had Jennifer take it from her neck and put round her own . |
| 12 | He was anxious about travelling , and worried that he might miss his train or enter by accident the wrong one : this was a fear that seems to have lingered since his youth when , as he said , " I found a variety of calamities to worry about . |
| 13 | The bird 's darting eye sought his frantically before it glazed ; he thought as it twitched about on the hard dry clods that he might break its neck to bring its death throes to an end . |
| 14 | It was unlikely that he would have been refused , now that he had acquired such patrons and had shown the service that he might offer his adopted country . |
| 15 | The Irish were always afraid of the local bard , that he might record their names in some of his work . ’ |
| 16 | He made a sort of feeble pretence of being afraid that he might lose his head . |
| 17 | It says in Revelation 12:4 , ‘ The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth , so that he might devour her child the moment it was born . |
| 18 | As late as 1863 he could still assure his mother that he might turn his attention to almost any subject , but it must have been around this time that a first decision in favour of classics was taken , even though it was not until 1865 at Leipzig that his academic specialization became complete . |
| 19 | A motion for Noriega 's release on bail was denied on Jan. 26 on the grounds that he represented " an extraordinary danger to the community " and that he might use his " vast wealth overseas " to flee to a country from which the US could not recover him . |
| 20 | Nonetheless , some members of the party , including former leader Claude Ryan , opposed the recommendations , and Ryan indicated that he might resign his present post as Quebec Minister of Education . |
| 21 | At the morning coffee-break , one of his colleagues approached him and said that he practised acupuncture , and that he would relieve his shoulder tension for him if he wished . |
| 22 | He did n't approve of smoking or drinking and my Dad was so dominated by him that he would hide his pipe behind a cushion — once setting fire to the chair — for fear of incurring his wrath . |
| 23 | Elaborating later at a news conference , Mr Levy said Mr Shamir had assured him in writing that he would retain his positions as Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister , and one of his followers would be named to the next Likud-led government . |
| 24 | A pardon implied that he would retain his rank . |
| 25 | Despite widespread calls for Hashimoto 's resignation , Kaifu insisted that he would retain his portfolio . |
| 26 | Tsongas did not endorse either of the remaining candidates , and stated that he would retain his 430 hard-won delegates until the party convention in July . |
| 27 | This was widely regarded as a triumph for Levi , who received a guarantee that he would retain his present Cabinet position in any future Likud-led government , and a written assurance that his supporters would receive increased representation within Likud institutions , the government , Knesset ( parliament ) committees and the Jewish Agency . |
| 28 | ‘ I do n't think this is going to work , ’ she said , not announcing herself , confident that he would recognize her voice and the thoughts which filled her mind . |
| 29 | He said that he would check my eyes , but that if there was a problem and a replacement was needed the best he could do would be to charge me half-price of £50 for the new set . |
| 30 | Edwards has emphasised , ever since the annual meeting two weeks ago when he used his majority shareholding to secure Knighton a place on the United board that he would make his decision at the end of this season . |